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Cool stuff! I don't think about wear much. Not consciously I suppose. It makes a lot of sense that you don't want to use PLA in high wear situations because it softens at such a low temperature. when I insert screws using an electric driver into a PLA part I have to be careful not to overheat. The screws melt the pla and self tap nicely but if they get too hot (insert and remove the screw too quickly) then the pla sticks to the screw and it makes a mess. Not a problem for me with higher temp materials.
This property (wear resistance) will be in the back of my mind now going forward.
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Cool stuff! I don't think about wear much. Not consciously I suppose. It makes a lot of sense that you don't want to use PLA in high wear situations because it softens at such a low temperature. when I insert screws using an electric driver into a PLA part I have to be careful not to overheat. The screws melt the pla and self tap nicely but if they get too hot (insert and remove the screw too quickly) then the pla sticks to the screw and it makes a mess. Not a problem for me with higher temp materials.
This property (wear resistance) will be in the back of my mind now going forward.
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